401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$7.8B
Total assets
25,071
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$312,040
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation · Pennsylvania · Finance & Insurance

$7.8B in assets, 25,071 participants

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation's The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan reported $7.8B in total assets and 25,071 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 100th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
  • #9,243 in Finance & Insurance (9,267 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan covers 25,071 participants in Pennsylvania, 30x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~824 per filing). Assets: $7.8B.

$7.8B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
25,071
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
$312,040
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $1.6B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Participants vs Pennsylvania filers

In Pennsylvania, the average filing covers about 824 participants across 5,360 plans. The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan reports 25,071 participants - 30x that state average ($7.8B EOY assets).

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$9.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$7.8B
Net Income-$1.6B
Employer EIN132614959
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation)

$7B$8B$9B$10B$11B 202220232024 $7.99B $10.2B ▲ +27.0%
Total plan assets by year, all The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 27,803 $8.0B
2023 2 27,681 $9.1B
2024 2 26,620 $10.2B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000120000 6810121416 Total assets ($B) Participants The Bank of New York…Comcast Corporation …Cigna 401(k) PlanThe PNC Financial Se…The Vanguard Retirem…Gsk 401(k) Plan
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan reports $7.8B in end-of-year assets across 25,071 participants (0.067% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.028% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $312,040 per participant (2.3x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.6B.

This plan identity (EIN 132614959, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $7.8B to $9.9B (+26.7%) while covered participants moved from 25,071 to 24,183 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 25,071 $7.8B This page
2023 25,184 $9.0B Open filing
2024 · index core 24,183 $9.9B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan declined sharply - down 16.8% during 2022, from $9.4B to $7.8B. Reported net income was -$1.6B.
How have The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.0%, from $8.0B to $10.2B.
Where does The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,258 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Southern Company Employee Savings Plan in GA ($7.8B, 27,061 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania. Compare plans
  • The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 27.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Finance & Insurance plans